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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 0,000.00 +0.00 NZSX 50 3,155.65 +0.00
DJIA 9,778.86 -41.34 Nikkei 10,370.54 -73.26
NASDAQ 2,138.04 +5.18 FTSE 5,134.36 -38.53
S&P 500 1,064.66 -3.64 Hang Seng 21,623.45 -150.60
SPI 200 Fut 4,679.00 -15.00 CRB Index 254.31 -5.68
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.620 -0.005 US 10 YR Bond 3.482 +0.013
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.850 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 4.238 +0.015
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8628 0.8627 NZD US$ 0.7067 0.7045
EUR US$ 1.4679 1.4665 Yen US$ 91.91 92.09
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 997.00 Silver (Lon) 16.680
Gold (NY) 1006.15 Light Crude 69.47
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EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 index closed lower on Monday as a decline in oil and other commodity prices hurt energy and materials stocks.
But the Nasdaq ended higher, buoyed by a broker's upgrade on the biotechnology sector.
According to the latest available figures, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 41.34 points, or 0.42 percent, at 9,778.86. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 3.64 points, or 0.34 percent, at 1,064.66. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 5.18 points, or 0.24 percent, to 2,138.04.
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LONDON - Britain's leading stock index broke a six-day winning streak on Monday on profit taking especially in banks and commodity shares, leaving some investors wondering whether the recent rally is close to its conclusion.
The FTSE 100 closed down 38.53 points, or 0.7 percent, at 5134.36 points, after hitting a new 12-month high last week when it topped 5,100.
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TOKYO - Japanese markets were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday.
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SYDNEY - Australia shares are likely to slip sideways on Tuesday, with weaker offshore markets, softer commodity prices and with many Asian investors remaining on holidays.
Weak metal prices dragged down shares in Anglo-Australian miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto by around 3 percent in London trade on Monday.
Australian share index futures stood at 4,679 points ahead of the open, a 1.6 point premium to the close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index at 4,677.4 on Monday.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar climbed broadly on Monday, hitting a near two-week high against the yen as investors reduced bets against the greenback ahead of a monetary policy meeting by the Federal Reserve this week.
The dollar rose more than 1 percent against the yen after speculative flows pushed it higher, though the gains were subsequently pared. Trading in Asia was quiet as financial markets in several major markets were closed for local holidays.
In late afternoon trading in New York, the ICE Futures dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.5 percent to 76.776, after climbing to 77.108, its highest level since Sept. 10.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries mostly eased on Monday ahead of another massive wave of debt auctions and the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting this week.
The stock market also pared early losses, which sapped at the safe-haven appeal of U.S. government debt and caused the longer end of the Treasury curve to give up early gains and turn negative.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes were trading 7/32 lower in price to yield 3.49 percent, up from 3.46 percent late on Friday, while the 30-year bond was 22/32 lower to yield 4.26 percent from 4.22 percent.
The Treasury this week will auction $112 billion of two-year, five-year and seven-year notes.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
LONDON - Gold fell to its lowest in almost a week on Monday, weighed by a rallying dollar that dented the metal's appeal to non-U.S. investors and record speculative positioning in the New York gold futures market.
Spot gold stood at $1,000.40 an ounce by 1459 GMT, versus $1,006.15 an ounce late in New York on Friday. U.S. gold December gold futures fell $8.30 an ounce at $1,002.00 on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Prices earlier hit their lowest since Sept. 15 at $995.50, some way off the 18-month high struck last week at $1,023.85. However, gold has gained some 13.5 percent so far this year.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper ended with modest gains by the close on Monday, reversing off of an earlier 2-1/2-week low after the dollar gave back a portion of its gains, but rising warehouse stock levels continued to raise concerns about the metal's near-term demand outlook.
Copper for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division ended up 2.05 cents at $2.8055 a lb, rebounding from an earlier session trough at $2.7505 -- its lowest level since Sept. 2.
On the London Metal Exchange (LME), three-month copper bounced from a 2-1/2-week low at $6,050 a tonne to settle up $15 at $6,190.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices settled 3.2 percent lower on Monday as further signs of weak fuel demand raised expectations that prices may have raced ahead of the nascent economic recovery.
Oil prices have more than doubled since hitting lows near $30 a barrel at the height of the global economic crisis, but the market has come under pressure since touching a year high of $75 a barrel almost a month ago.
U.S. crude for October delivery settled at $69.71 a barrel, dropping $2.33.
London Brent crude fell $2.63 to $68.69 a barrel.
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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 0,000.00 +0.00 NZSX 50 3,155.65 +0.00
DJIA 9,778.86 -41.34 Nikkei 10,370.54 -73.26
NASDAQ 2,138.04 +5.18 FTSE 5,134.36 -38.53
S&P 500 1,064.66 -3.64 Hang Seng 21,623.45 -150.60
SPI 200 Fut 4,679.00 -15.00 CRB Index 254.31 -5.68
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.620 -0.005 US 10 YR Bond 3.482 +0.013
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.850 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 4.238 +0.015
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8628 0.8627 NZD US$ 0.7067 0.7045
EUR US$ 1.4679 1.4665 Yen US$ 91.91 92.09
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 997.00 Silver (Lon) 16.680
Gold (NY) 1006.15 Light Crude 69.47
Adds Australian stock market preview, New York close
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 index closed lower on Monday as a decline in oil and other commodity prices hurt energy and materials stocks.
But the Nasdaq ended higher, buoyed by a broker's upgrade on the biotechnology sector.
According to the latest available figures, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 41.34 points, or 0.42 percent, at 9,778.86. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 3.64 points, or 0.34 percent, at 1,064.66. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 5.18 points, or 0.24 percent, to 2,138.04.
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LONDON - Britain's leading stock index broke a six-day winning streak on Monday on profit taking especially in banks and commodity shares, leaving some investors wondering whether the recent rally is close to its conclusion.
The FTSE 100 closed down 38.53 points, or 0.7 percent, at 5134.36 points, after hitting a new 12-month high last week when it topped 5,100.
For a full report, double click on
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TOKYO - Japanese markets were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday.
- - - -
SYDNEY - Australia shares are likely to slip sideways on Tuesday, with weaker offshore markets, softer commodity prices and with many Asian investors remaining on holidays.
Weak metal prices dragged down shares in Anglo-Australian miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto by around 3 percent in London trade on Monday.
Australian share index futures stood at 4,679 points ahead of the open, a 1.6 point premium to the close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index at 4,677.4 on Monday.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar climbed broadly on Monday, hitting a near two-week high against the yen as investors reduced bets against the greenback ahead of a monetary policy meeting by the Federal Reserve this week.
The dollar rose more than 1 percent against the yen after speculative flows pushed it higher, though the gains were subsequently pared. Trading in Asia was quiet as financial markets in several major markets were closed for local holidays.
In late afternoon trading in New York, the ICE Futures dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.5 percent to 76.776, after climbing to 77.108, its highest level since Sept. 10.
For a full report, double click on
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries mostly eased on Monday ahead of another massive wave of debt auctions and the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting this week.
The stock market also pared early losses, which sapped at the safe-haven appeal of U.S. government debt and caused the longer end of the Treasury curve to give up early gains and turn negative.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes were trading 7/32 lower in price to yield 3.49 percent, up from 3.46 percent late on Friday, while the 30-year bond was 22/32 lower to yield 4.26 percent from 4.22 percent.
The Treasury this week will auction $112 billion of two-year, five-year and seven-year notes.
For a full report, double click on
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
LONDON - Gold fell to its lowest in almost a week on Monday, weighed by a rallying dollar that dented the metal's appeal to non-U.S. investors and record speculative positioning in the New York gold futures market.
Spot gold stood at $1,000.40 an ounce by 1459 GMT, versus $1,006.15 an ounce late in New York on Friday. U.S. gold December gold futures fell $8.30 an ounce at $1,002.00 on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Prices earlier hit their lowest since Sept. 15 at $995.50, some way off the 18-month high struck last week at $1,023.85. However, gold has gained some 13.5 percent so far this year.
For a full report, double click on
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper ended with modest gains by the close on Monday, reversing off of an earlier 2-1/2-week low after the dollar gave back a portion of its gains, but rising warehouse stock levels continued to raise concerns about the metal's near-term demand outlook.
Copper for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division ended up 2.05 cents at $2.8055 a lb, rebounding from an earlier session trough at $2.7505 -- its lowest level since Sept. 2.
On the London Metal Exchange (LME), three-month copper bounced from a 2-1/2-week low at $6,050 a tonne to settle up $15 at $6,190.
For a full report, double click on
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices settled 3.2 percent lower on Monday as further signs of weak fuel demand raised expectations that prices may have raced ahead of the nascent economic recovery.
Oil prices have more than doubled since hitting lows near $30 a barrel at the height of the global economic crisis, but the market has come under pressure since touching a year high of $75 a barrel almost a month ago.
U.S. crude for October delivery settled at $69.71 a barrel, dropping $2.33.
London Brent crude fell $2.63 to $68.69 a barrel.
For a full report, double click on
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